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Buddhist teacher Lama Zopa Rinpoche, co-founder of FPMT, dies at 76

Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche was the co-founder of Kopan Monastery, Wisdom Publications, and the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT).

La meditación solo llega hasta cierto punto

Si quieres conectarte con la cualidad mental abierta y espaciosa, dice Willa Blythe Baker, en algún momento tienes que dejar de intentar meditar.

Head of the Tibetan government-in-exile defends Dalai Lama after video circulates of exchange with boy

“His Holiness wishes to apologize to the boy and his family, as well as his many friends across the world, for the hurt his words may have caused,” the statement reads.

Chögyam Trungpa Digital Library at Naropa University launches with catalog of over 170 recorded teachings

The new Chogyam Trungpa Digital Library at Naropa University is offering an online archive of recorded teachings by the late Tibetan Buddhist teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in both audio, video, and transcript format.

Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche, senior lama in the Nyingma school, has died

Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche, a senior lama of the Palyul lineage of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, died on Saturday April 8.

How to Make a Spectacular Mistake

You’re going to make one anyway, says Anita Feng. So why not go big? You might end up with something more beautiful than perfection.

The Buddha’s Mnemonic Device

Associate Editor Mihiri Tillakaratne introduces the May 2023 Issue of Lion's Roar.

Sujata’s Gift

Realizing the middle way between asceticism and indulgence, Siddhartha accepted milk-rice from the farmer Sujata. Hun Lye celebrates the delicious, healthy rice dishes, which can remind us of that pivotal meal.

Dakini Energy: Feminist-Buddhist Artist Michela Martello

Jennifer Keishin Armstrong profiles the inspiring feminist-Buddhist artist Michela Martello—her life, her work, and the dream that put her on the spiritual path.

The Eightfold Path: Right Speech

Do you have something you want to say? Nikki Mirghafori on the questions to ask yourself.

The Eightfold Path: Right Livelihood

Work can be a path to changing the world, personal growth, and even spiritual discovery. Tami Simon explains.

The Eightfold Path: Right Effort

It’s not about striving for success, says Lama Karma Yeshe Chödrön. Right effort is a graceful fine-tuning.

The Eightfold Path: Right Concentration

When you’re in harmony with all the factors on the eightfold path, that is right concentration. A teaching by Bradley Donaldson.

Let’s Not Walk on Dead Bodies

Zenzele Isoke calls on Western Buddhists to confront gun culture and the profound suffering it creates.

Impecable desde el principio

Para superar los cinco obstáculos principales que enfrenta un bodhisattva, dice Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, debemos darnos cuenta de que todos los seres son primordialmente puros. En este artículo nos presenta las enseñanzas esenciales sobre la naturaleza búdica del libro de Maitreya, Uttaratantra Shastra.